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Diagnostics & ImagingCarotid Calcification: Can a Dental X-Ray Flag Stroke Risk?
Carotid calcification on a dental X-ray can signal stroke risk. New AI flags it at 95% sensitivity — but mislabels 3 in 10 healthy…
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Endodontics & RestorativeAI Dental Shade Matching: Can a Photo Pick Your Tooth Color?
AI dental shade matching matched expert consensus 76% of the time from routine photos — strong as a shortlist, but it still needs a…
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Implants & Oral SurgeryAI Implant Planning: A Surgeon’s Blueprint or a Rough Draft?
AI implant planning from CBCT matched specialists within ~1.7 mm — but picked implant size right only 65–75% of the time. Promise and peril,…
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OrthodonticsAI Orthodontic Simulation: Real Preview or a Guess?
AI orthodontic simulation renders a photorealistic ‘after’ face most people can’t spot — but it draws the plan, it can’t predict your real result.
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Endodontics & RestorativeAI MB2 Canal Detection: Real Fix or Just a Prototype?
AI MB2 canal detection hits near-expert accuracy on CBCT scans, but a 2026 review found all 5 models stuck at prototype stage. Here’s what…
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Implants & Oral SurgeryAI Dental Implant Identification: Sharper Than a Dentist?
AI dental implant identification scored 100% on X-rays vs 86.6% for 61 dentists — but only across four implant types in a lab study.…
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OrthodonticsAI Teeth Crowding Check: Can a Photo Replace the Mold?
AI teeth crowding measured from one intraoral photo sounds ideal for remote monitoring—but a 2026 study found the errors too wide to replace the…
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Dental X-Ray Enhancement: Real Detail or Illusion?
AI dental X-ray enhancement sharpened blurry periapical films and doubled an AI’s boundary precision — but no dentist has tested it on real patients…
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PeriodontologyAI Gingivitis Detection: Can an App Read Your Gums?
AI gingivitis detection promises at-home gum checks, but a Zurich study found the app barely beat chance against the clinical gold standard.
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI for TMJ Disorders: Diagnosis or Educated Guess?
AI for TMJ disorders scored 79% sensitivity and 87% specificity for jaw-joint osteoarthritis, but only 3 of 174 studies had comparable data.